[ Edgin lets himself be held, and it nearly breaks him. He hadn't let anyone care for him like this since his family died. He'd never let the wounds be healed, he'd never properly grieved. He hadn't been allowed to, since he'd gone to the Castle so soon. Instead, it was just a constant sadness.
But now he leans into Kirk, taking a comfort he doesn't think he deserves, when he's so much older than him and should have to keep it together. But it's too late now, it's like the floodgates have opened and all of the sadness normally trying to drown him find its way out.
Kirk's words pull him back, though, to the fact he's here and offering. Edgin shakes his head. ]
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But now he leans into Kirk, taking a comfort he doesn't think he deserves, when he's so much older than him and should have to keep it together. But it's too late now, it's like the floodgates have opened and all of the sadness normally trying to drown him find its way out.
Kirk's words pull him back, though, to the fact he's here and offering. Edgin shakes his head. ]
No, if I use you, I'll be just as bad as them.